for us it sounds so great. obviously he himself says i'm a huge long shot and he said it in really colorful ways. now, christiane amanpour is in rome. cardinal dolan is her special guest this morning, a real treat for us. hey, christiane, how are you? >> reporter: chris, great to be with you all here at the north american college in rome. this is a seminary. as you say, we are very fortunate to have cardinal timothy dolan of new york as our guest. you know, this is going to be, i think, the last time that you're going to be able to talk in public. no tweeting, no interviewing during the run-up to the conclave that will elect the next pope. welcome. >> do you say that with a sense of relief? >> reporter: no, i say it with a sense of great regret. >> it's good to be with you. i appreciate the invitation. thanks for your interest in all these events. >> reporter: we are very interested and the whole world is interested in what transpires here because a pope is not just the head of the 1.2 billion catholics, but wh